>>Folks keep bringing it up but nobody is defining it.
>>Supremacy, racism, sexism, etc. Well, IMHO the common
>>denominator is power but what does that mean? How does that
>>influence the way things work or how we should go about
>>bringing about change?
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>to me power comes with service. some tend to think that if
>you rule with an iron fist you have power when in reality
>you create fear for those around you. if you look at people
>like malcolm, martin, and ghandi they were willing to serve
>those who were around them and became powerful because of
>their service to others. Jesus was the ultimate example of
>service as he served those around Him, and he was able to
>draw people because of what he did for them.

I feel what you are saying about service to others.

But, at the risk of going off on a tangent you lump Ghandi, Malcolm, and Martin in the same category with Jesus. I'm curious as to why you state Jesus was the ultimate example. All the people you mentioned all gave their lives to the service of others.

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